• Appetizer,  Cooking Light,  Food,  Healthy

    Avocado Fries with Avocado Dipping Sauce

    Ok. I am not sure what else to say about this post, but it is full of green. Not the kind you put in your wallet (more like the kind that is always leaving my wallet). No, not the kind you walk on in the summer. Nah, not St. Patty’s day beer or broccoli. Avocado my friends. Avocado. Can you believe that when I was younger that I actually didn’t even like avocado? ::audience gasps:: Tis true, food bats. Tis True. My love of avocado began in high school when I lived in the Philly area. My Grandad was visiting my family rather regularly because he had a shop associated…

  • Fruit,  Fun,  Healthy,  Sweet

    St. Patty’s Green Mint Smoothie

    ♣ Happy St. Patty’s Day! ♣ Hope everything is having a lovely St. Patty’s Day so far! Are you doing anything special? Celebrating in any special way? I really haven’t done much celebrating for St. Patty’s Day since I was in college, which is a-ok with me. Patrick and I are off to St. Louis this weekend for a wedding. Which should be great! His birthday is on the 19th so I am glad we are going to be able to go and celebrate with his family and friends. I am sharing a smoothie today. I have been on a smoothie kick lately! I have had so many of them! They…

  • Healthy

    Homemade Greek Yogurt Cheese

    Wait…did I read that right? Yup, you did. Homemade.Greek.Yogurt.Cheese. That just happened. I love cheese, but most of the time it doesn’t love me back. I have been avoiding cheese on the whole as much as I can. Maybe a few sneaks here and there, but on the whole I have been avoiding it for about 3-4 months now. Believe me, I love it. A big bowl of Mac & Cheese? Amazing. My stomach agrees…for about 15 minutes. 😉 My mom found a recipe to make cheese from Greek Yogurt and of course I was intrigued. I love Greek Yogurt. Love eating it with fruit, cooking with it, using it…